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Stokes to make first Durham appearance in two years

15 May 2024 0 comments

England Test captain Ben Stokes will make his first Durham appearance in two years later this week, taking on Ashes […]

Surrey secure big win over Warwickshire to go 21 points clear

13 May 2024 0 comments

Surrey took just 39 minutes on the fourth morning to complete an impressive nine-wicket victory over Warwickshire at the Kia […]

Ready, willing and Abell

12 May 2024 0 comments

Richard Edwards on the Somerset captain’s return to the ranks County Captaincy can take its toll. So it’s little wonder […]

Wins for Somerset and Kent but Essex stay top

12 May 2024 0 comments

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIV 1 RESULTS Kent 261 (Evison 71*) and 166-3 (Bell-Drummond 79*) beat Lancashire 92 (Gilchrist 6-24, Agar 4-35) […]

Rain, Northeast deny Yorkshire as Sussex win by an innings

12 May 2024 0 comments

YORKSHIRE V GLAMORGAN AT HEADINGLEY In-form duo Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram hit superb final day rearguard centuries to help […]

Prest reaches ton before Hampshire spinners strike

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Alex Smith May 1013, The Rose Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 503 (Orr 126, Prest 102, Parkinson 4-176, Siddle 3-74) Durham […]

Holder and Waite hit tons in big Worcestershire lead

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Fred Atkins May 1013, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Worcestershire 618-7d (Holder 123*, Roderick 117, Evison 3-58, Parkinson 3-201) Kent […]

Hameed hits first Champo ton since 2022

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Jon Culley May 1013, Trent Bridge, Nottingham Lancashire 331 (Jennings 91, Bruce 73, Stone 3-56, Pennington 3-68) Nottinghamshire 279-7 […]

Late Miles strikes halt Surrey charge

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Bruce Talbot May 1013, Kennington Oval, London Warwickshire 343 (Barnard 108, Rhodes 36, Clark 4-65, Roach 2-81, Abbott 2-51) […]

Dan’s the man as Yorkshire turn to spin

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Guy Williams Traditionally, Yorkshire have been proud of the outstanding left-arm spinners they’ve produced over the generations – successful […]

Ingram, Carlson tons counter Seales strikes

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Peter Miller May 1013, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Sussex 278 (Hudson-Prentice 48, Pujara 41, Hamza 4-70, Harris 4-93) Glamorgan 411-9 […]

Advantage Gloucs as de Lange takes five

12 May 2024 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore May 1013, County Ground, Northampton Gloucestershire 409 (Hammond 112, Bancroft 53, Kaul 5-76, Patterson-White 2-62) & 77-0 […]

Bell-Drummond leads Kent to victory at Lancashire

7 May 2024 0 comments

Daniel Bell-Drummond’s unbeaten 79 steered Kent to a seven-wicket Vitality County Championship victory over Lancashire before lunch on day four […]

Ruthless Surrey steal a march as rain causes rivals to draw

5 May 2024 0 comments

International class: Ben Duckett hit a double hundred for Notts PICTURE: Alamy WORCESTERSHIRE V SOMERSET AT KIDDERMINSTER Tom Lammonby continued […]

Root and Brook show their class as rain results in draws

5 May 2024 0 comments

Class: Joe Root scored a century for Yorkshire PICTURE: Alamy YORKSHIRE V DERBYSHIRE AT HEADINGLEY It was a tale of […]

Bell-Drummond: ‘The sky’s the limit for Muyeye’

5 May 2024 0 comments

It was a glistening July evening at Wantage Road. Kent had bowled out Northants for 237 on the first day […]

Kent quicks run riot as Red Rose wilts

5 May 2024 0 comments

By ECB Reporters Network Nathan’s a very good bowler and he got me out in the end but I grew […]

Cidermen hold their nerve to upset Essex

5 May 2024 0 comments

Richard Latham The pitch is too slow to be dangerous in any way, but there clearly was not much time […]

Sussex batters back up bowling effort

5 May 2024 0 comments

By Nigel Gardner “It was a good toss to win, under lights all day, fresh wicket in overcast conditions with […]

Heroic Handscomb holds up Middlesex as Foxes build

5 May 2024 0 comments

By Ben Kosky “I hadn’t scored 100 here before so it is a nice feeling to tick that off. It […]

Moriarty and Bess put Glamorgan in a spin

5 May 2024 0 comments

By Graham Hardcastle “We’ve opted for a slightly different approach. We looked at a couple of interesting statistics and thought […]

Surrey complete innings victory over Hampshire to go top

30 April 2024 0 comments

Champions Surrey needed only 30.2 overs on the final day to wrap up victory by an innings and 11 runs […]

Putting the Steel in Surrey

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Sam Dalling It isn’t that Cameron Steel is uncomfortable with the topic. He just hadn’t anticipated that his days […]

Snater’s storming start sees Eagles flying high

28 April 2024 0 comments

By Tawhid Qureshi Shane Snater is in magnanimous mood. The 28-year-old has been central to Essex’s strong start to the […]

What is going off out there?

28 April 2024 0 comments

DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first […]

County Championships

Stokes to make first Durham appearance in two years

Surrey secure big win over Warwickshire to go 21 points clear

Ready, willing and Abell

Wins for Somerset and Kent but Essex stay top

Rain, Northeast deny Yorkshire as Sussex win by an innings

Prest reaches ton before Hampshire spinners strike

Holder and Waite hit tons in big Worcestershire lead

Hameed hits first Champo ton since 2022

Late Miles strikes halt Surrey charge

Dan’s the man as Yorkshire turn to spin

Ingram, Carlson tons counter Seales strikes

Advantage Gloucs as de Lange takes five

Bell-Drummond leads Kent to victory at Lancashire

Ruthless Surrey steal a march as rain causes rivals to draw

Root and Brook show their class as rain results in draws

Bell-Drummond: ‘The sky’s the limit for Muyeye’

Kent quicks run riot as Red Rose wilts

Cidermen hold their nerve to upset Essex

Sussex batters back up bowling effort

Heroic Handscomb holds up Middlesex as Foxes build

Moriarty and Bess put Glamorgan in a spin

Surrey complete innings victory over Hampshire to go top

Putting the Steel in Surrey

Snater’s storming start sees Eagles flying high

What is going off out there?

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